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Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma 2012 National Law School of India University

Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

The book critically examines laws, policies and international standards as they affect adolescent girls in India. It analyses six issues pertaining to adolescent girls: (1) education (2) health, food and nutrition (3) remunerative work (4) age of marriage and agency in marriage (5) violence against girls and (6) juvenile justice. Prior to chapter-wise discussion on each of these issues, the book provides a situational analysis of adolescent girls, as well as an overview of the law and policy framework. It also devotes a chapter to discussing state responsibility towards adolescent girls, through a framework of international human rights law. The …


Panelist, The Current Immigration Debate, Daniel Kanstroom 2012 Boston College

Panelist, The Current Immigration Debate, Daniel Kanstroom

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.


Via Verdi 15 – Cosa Vuol Dire “Libertà Di Informazione”?, Sajjad Khaksari 2012 Politecnico di Torino

Via Verdi 15 – Cosa Vuol Dire “Libertà Di Informazione”?, Sajjad Khaksari

SAJJAD KHAKSARI

E’ arrivato in via Verdi ed è riuscito ad intrufolarsi vicino all'ingresso della residenza, pieno di polizia ovunque. Un agente della Digos gli chiede “chiseicosavuoicosafaichitihaautorizzato???” Barba Rossa mi racconta che mentre gli parlava ha tirato fuori il distintivo e gli tremavano le mani. "Hanno paura - mi dice - Hanno paura di studenti senza pistole, giovani e gracilini...


The Law Of Indicators On Women’S Human Rights: Unmet Promises And Global Challenges, Marta Infantino 2012 University of Trieste, Italy

The Law Of Indicators On Women’S Human Rights: Unmet Promises And Global Challenges, Marta Infantino

Marta Infantino

Global indicators on human rights (HRs) aim to measure HRs scores against HRs standards. In other words, they aim to measure legal phenomena against legal benchmarks.

Despite HRs indicators’ reliance on legal knowledge, lawyers have so far neither made substantial contributions to their production, nor studied in depth the legal implications of their uses. The current state-of-the-art in the world of HRs indicators is the result of an ongoing process led by bureaucrats, economists, statisticians, and activists with limited legal training. It is these actors who are developing a new body of professional knowledge, and a new technology of governance …


Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown 2012 Pepperdine University

Litigating The Holocaust: A Consistent Theory In Tort For The Private Enforcement Of Human Rights Violations , Derek Brown

Pepperdine Law Review

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Human “Wrongs”?: The U.S. Takes An Unpopular Stance In Opposing A Strong International Criminal Court, Gaining Unlikely Allies In The Process, Tomas A. Kuehn 2012 Pepperdine University

Human “Wrongs”?: The U.S. Takes An Unpopular Stance In Opposing A Strong International Criminal Court, Gaining Unlikely Allies In The Process, Tomas A. Kuehn

Pepperdine Law Review

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Succession By Estoppel: Hong Kong's Succession To The Iccpr, Peter K. Yu 2012 Texas A&M University School of Law

Succession By Estoppel: Hong Kong's Succession To The Iccpr, Peter K. Yu

Pepperdine Law Review

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Created Equal: How The Declaration Of Independence Recognizes And Guarantees The Right To Life For The Unborn, Mark Trapp 2012 Pepperdine University

Created Equal: How The Declaration Of Independence Recognizes And Guarantees The Right To Life For The Unborn, Mark Trapp

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Many Guantánamos: A Reflection On The Work Of Human Rights Clinics, Richard J. Wilson 2012 American University Washington College of Law

Many Guantánamos: A Reflection On The Work Of Human Rights Clinics, Richard J. Wilson

Richard J. Wilson

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‘Emaciated’ Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson 2012 American University Washington College of Law

‘Emaciated’ Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson

Richard J. Wilson

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News From The Inter-American System, William Clark Harrell, Richard J. Wilson 2012 American University Washington College of Law

News From The Inter-American System, William Clark Harrell, Richard J. Wilson

Richard J. Wilson

No abstract provided.


'Emaciated' Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson 2012 American University Washington College of Law

'Emaciated' Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson

Richard J. Wilson

This short article gives an overview of recent developments in recognition of the right to effective defense in international criminal proceedings, with particular attention to new structures. The systems for provision of defense lawyers are examined in a case study of the Charles Taylor trial by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, sitting in The Hague, as well as the Bosnian War Crimes Chamber and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.


Substance And Method In The Year 2000, Akhil Reed Amar 2012 Pepperdine University

Substance And Method In The Year 2000, Akhil Reed Amar

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


War Crimes Trials -- Not A Good Idea, Herman Schwartz 2012 Selected Works

War Crimes Trials -- Not A Good Idea, Herman Schwartz

Herman Schwartz

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Point: Trials In Absentia, Herman Schwartz 2012 Selected Works

Point: Trials In Absentia, Herman Schwartz

Herman Schwartz

No abstract provided.


Criminalizing Hate Speech: A Comment On The Ictr’S Judgment In The Prosecutor V. Nahimana, Et Al., Diane F. Orentlicher 2012 American University Washington College of Law

Criminalizing Hate Speech: A Comment On The Ictr’S Judgment In The Prosecutor V. Nahimana, Et Al., Diane F. Orentlicher

Diane Orentlicher

No abstract provided.


Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher 2012 American University Washington College of Law

Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher

Diane Orentlicher

No abstract provided.


International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher 2012 American University Washington College of Law

International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher

Diane Orentlicher

No abstract provided.


The New Un Human Rights Council, Morton H. Halperin, Diane F. Orentlicher 2012 American University Washington College of Law

The New Un Human Rights Council, Morton H. Halperin, Diane F. Orentlicher

Diane Orentlicher

No abstract provided.


Transcript: Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda, Victor Abramovich, Charlotte de Broutelles, Santiago Canton, Paolo Carozza, Andrew Drzemczewski, Jonathan Fanton, Leonardo Franco, Felipe González, Claudio Grossman, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Bahame Tom-Mukirya Nyanduga, Diane Orentlicher, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzón, Sergio Garcia Ramirez, Manuel Ventura Robles, Pablo Saavedra 2012 American University Washington College of Law

Transcript: Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda, Victor Abramovich, Charlotte De Broutelles, Santiago Canton, Paolo Carozza, Andrew Drzemczewski, Jonathan Fanton, Leonardo Franco, Felipe González, Claudio Grossman, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Bahame Tom-Mukirya Nyanduga, Diane Orentlicher, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzón, Sergio Garcia Ramirez, Manuel Ventura Robles, Pablo Saavedra

Diane Orentlicher

No abstract provided.


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